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Leftovers: Wait, We Thought It Was Dime BAG. Sorry.
• Big 10-years-of-NBA-madness issue of hoops mag Dime hits the streets. We like it, so here it is. [DimeMag] • Bobby Valentine conquers Japan, wants U.S. next. [Japundit] • Testaverde gets vote of confidence from Jets' coach Edwards. Poor guy. [Hartford Courant] • Arsenal's Henry: ban racist fans....
Wait Until The Story About Indians Catcher Vicodin Martinez
Warren St. John at Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer brings our attention to a correction in today's New York Times:...
Today in Oddjack
Here's the seedy underbelly of sports, uncovered by the big dogs at Oddjack ... • As long as his linemen aren't carrying him down the field, Byron Leftwich could be fantasy football gold. • The handicappers dig deep into the psyche of horses and find out that they all have long faces. Awww. • It's n...
Stat Nerds Now Overtaking The Government
We know we re going all financial on you today over here, but here s something interesting: The new chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, appointed by President Bush, is a, of all things, sabermatrician. Yep: He s a Bill James cultist....
Worry Not, Commenters!
Anybody registered folks having trouble making comments on the site, you're not going crazy: We're having some tech issues with comments right now. We're working on it, and we promise they will be back up soon. By the way, if you're not a registered Deadspin commenter, drop us an email at tips@dea...
No, We Will Not Pay You In $1 Bills
One of our favorite underreported stories is just how bad athletes are with their finances. We're reminded of a quote from former Dolphins fullback Ron Konrad, now a financial adviser in Florida. Konrad called a fellow young player over who had started talking about some of his "investments" and a...
Blogdome: WizzNutzz Officially Scares Us (In A Good Way)
• The Washington Wizards blog WizzNutzz has finally, and definitively, lost its freaking mind: It's a painting of Muggsy Bogues peeing on Peter John Ramos. [WizzNutzz] • Sorry, guys: David Beckham will just never be gay, you gotta let it go. Funny, though. [Towleroad] • It's official: The media ha...
Blogdom's Best: Minnesota Vikings
It might not — yet — have the online fanaticism and cachet of baseball, but the NFL and its fans are starting to catch up in the world of team-devoted blogs. To this end, Deadspin salutes these modem-addled souls and proudly presents Blogdom's Best, given to the most outstanding blog for each NFL ...
Fisher DeBerry, Racist ... Or Just Evil Devil Spawn?
OK, so we've been watching the video of Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry's comments about African-American players, specifically that ""they run extremely well." First off, DeBerry — who we have a sneaking suspicion would be getting a bit more leeway if his team hadn't lost five games already this s...
Get Your Short, Balding Guys!
A friend of ours — one of those overeducated, statistically minded fellows who believes an MBA, a cellphone and lots of Diet Coke can solve all the world's problems — says that if he were owner of a sports team, he'd pay three times what everyone else pays for high-quality general managers, becaus...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper Jr.: Remember that draft when you were calling J.J. Stokes the next Jerry Rice? How did that turn out? • 3:30 p.m. Jets LB Jonathan Vilma: I think a good nickname for you would be "Area 51." Since that...
Swoopes Pulls Back Mask On Lesbianism In WNBA
Well, we've all been curious who the first high-profile athlete to announce that they're gay would be, and now that Houston Comets MVP Sheryl Swoopes has done it, well, we guess we're still kind of waiting. No offense to Swoopes, of course, who is one of the best players in WNBA history and actual...
Uh, Mr. Selig, We're Not Sure We Can Get A Crane There In Time
From Fox News' homepage this morning. When we first saw it, it had us running for the phones. First off, what about all the people inside? Secondly, uh, it's not retractable is it? Third ... who gives Bud Selig the authority? Where does he get off? Can he just roam the countryside, ripping off peo...
Astros Are Texas Toast
News And Notes From A Crazy, Crazy Game • You know what would have been kind of funny? If Astros manager Phil Garner, just a split second after throwing that chair, realized that Craig Biggio's wife had been standing right behind him. "God-DAMN it ... oh. Uh, sorry, Patty." • Does that home run p...
About Last Night
What you missed while addressing all those envelopes containing the indictments ... • World Series, Game 3: White Sox prevail over Astros in 14 innings in a game you turned off after 13 innings. That'll teach you. • NBA: Chris Webber looks crappy, Allen Iverson missing altogether in Sixers' exhibiti...
Artest's Penthouse Shoot In A Grand Tradition
Well, the December edition of Penthouse has hit the stands, and everybody's favorite el hombre de muy loco Ron Artest is on the cover (ESPN has a nice rundown of the interview here). We don't have much more to add — though we wonder if the nice elderly people Artest is such buddies with in Indiana...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as a giant flatbed truck hauls your house to a better neighborhood ... • World Series, Game 3: Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros. Minute Maid Park doffs its lid, hoping fresh air will turn the tide. [Fox] • NHL: Florida at Pittsburgh. It's getting a little chippy in here. [OLN] • Fig...
The Cavs' Super Secret Club (No Girls Allowed!)
Free Darko has a find that's making us giggle like an idiot: Apparently, Cleveland Cavaliers stars LeBron James, Larry Hughes and Damon Jones (known around here as "two-and-a-half men") have come up with a "secret handshake that involves two low-fives, then a wave, then posing with their arms cros...
Leftovers: Cops, Uncensored
• We are shocked to learn that Tonya Harding got into a fight with her boyfriend, and that someone was arrested. [Towleroad] • Saints fans, all seven of them, blast Benson for disloyalty. [Freep] • NBA fans surprised that longtime No. 2 man Granik is leaving, because they had no idea who he was. [B-...
Previewing The Inevitable Umpiring Fiascos
As mentioned regularly here, we're not that much into gambling, mainly because we find watching sports stressful enough without our parents' rent check riding on it, but thankfully our pals at Oddjack has a stronger taste for vice than we do. And he has unearthed a useful tidbit today, one we've a...